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Celebrities have been delivering so much swimsuit content all season long that we’ve been inspired to shop similar styles. (Have you tried the metallic trend yet?) But when one reaches the level of pop star fame like Mariah Carey has, she’s transcended to another stratosphere of dressing that’s all glam, all the time. Case in point? She prefers taking a swim in sequin evening wear over the typical two-piece.

Carey shared an Instagram post of her time vacationing in Capri where she took a dip in the blue waters in none other than a long-sleeve sequin gown. She pulled her wavy locks into a high bun and grabbed her square sunnies for a swim, as she filmed clips splashing around in the water.

It appears to be the same gown she posed in for a selfie four days earlier. “Taking a picture before the humidity foils my hair here in Capri🇮🇹,” she captioned the snap.

This isn’t the first time Carey chose glam over a sporty suit. In April, she celebrated the anniversary of her hit album The Emancipation of Mimi by filming an Instagram Live while sitting in a pool, sipping on a drink and wearing a high-shine amber-colored gown with her hair styled in long, straight strands and diamond bracelets on both wrists.

Her recent Italian adventure had us thinking about other memorable swim moments Mariah Carey delivered — like when she celebrated being number one on the Billboard charts in December 2021 by wearing a plunging long-sleeve jumpsuit in the hot tub.

She rang in 2020 by blowing kissing to the camera from the hot tub of her tropical resort in a full NYE-ready outfit in a silver sequin jumpsuit.

And Carey visited the Dead Sea in Israel wearing a leopard-print bustier and sheer skirt in 2017.

 

Jonathan Van Ness is also here for the glam swimming moments. He commented on her most recent post writing, “I live for Gown Mariah in bodies of waterrrr 😍😍😍😍😍😍.”

While we were pretty convinced the Elusive Chanteuse doesn’t own a swimsuit, she has shared a few moments in bikinis, which were also high-shine and full of sparkle (naturally).

We can’t wait to see which glam gown she takes for a swim next.